EDMONTON – Protected from the elements, six teams from Canada West hit the field running for Day 1 of action on Saturday inside the Dome at Foote Field for the first of three Canada West Rugby 7s tournaments.

The University Calgary Dinos began their 7s campaign with a 1-2 record, capped off with a win over the provincial rivals, the Alberta Pandas.

Bomi Lawal was Calgary's top scorer with three tries across the three Day 1 matches.

The three-time reigning Canada West Rugby 7s Champions, UBC Thunderbirds, sit atop the standings, going 3-0 alongside their rivals Victoria Vikes who last won the Canada West 7s Championship in 2022. At the same time, the Trinity Western Spartans, Dinos and host Pandas, all found themselves in a three-way tie for third.

Leading their way to success for the Thunderbirds was a lineup enriched with skill as eight different players inked their names on the scoresheet, four of whom scored tries in their 27-17 win over the TWU Spartans in round two. Vike Ivy Poetker and Thunderbirds Adia Pye and Kiki Idowu took charge all with five tries each to lead all players.

Entering the tournament firing on all cylinders, the Thunderbirds came out firing against the host Pandas in the first game of the tournament, scoring off the opening play before cruising to a 55-7 win, with both Pye and Idowu finding the try-zone three times each.

Pushing the Canada West powerhouses was their fellow west coasters Trinity Western, as the Spartans laid-out solid efforts against both teams, in which were not reflected in the scorelines, falling to the Thunderbirds 27-17 and later to the Vikes 29-0. However, they did walk away from Day 1 with strong 33-12 win over the Dinos thanks to Kamryn Howlett's 21 points.

Keeping the crowd on the edge of their seats, the Battle of Alberta played witness to a 24-19 Dinos win, as Ember Larson's lone second half try would prove to be the difference for the Dinos.

All teams will cap off group play tomorrow, with Horns and Spartans opening Day 2 of excitement at 10:00 a.m. MST with the final round of action beginning at 1:00 p.m. MST.

RUGBY 7s STANDINGS
 

	TEAM	W	L	POINTS
1	UBC	3	0	12
2	Victoria	3	0	12
3	Trintiy Western	1	2	6
4	Calgary	1	2	6
5	Alberta	1	2	6
6	Lethbridge	0	3	0

* Win - 4 Points / Draw - 2 Points / Loss - 1 Point / No Show - 0 points

ROUND 1

Game 3: Trinity Western Spartans (33) vs Calgary Dinos (12)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
TWU	26	7	33
CGY	5	7	12

 
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 7-0 TWU
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (convert missed) 7-5 TWU
TWU try - #7 Kelsa Kempf (#16 Jenna De Greef convert) 14-5 TWU
TWU try - #11 Kala Campbell (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 21-5 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (convert missed) 26-5 TWU
HALF
CGY try - #13 Kayla MacLean (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 26-12 TWU
TWU try - #9 Kamryn Howlett (#9 Kamryn Howlett convert) 33-12 TWU

 
ROUND 2

Game 6: Victoria Vikes (33) vs Calgary Dinos (0)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
VIC	21	12	33
CGY	0	0	0

 
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 7-0 VIC
VIC try - #11 Ivy Poetker (#13 Maggie Mackinnon convert) 14-0 VIC
VIC try - # 12 Vanessa Chiapetta (#12 Vanessa Chiapetta convert) 21-0 VIC
HALF
VIC try - #14 Olivia Newsome (#14 Olivia Newsome convert) 28-0 VIC
VIC try - #22 Cypress Des Ormeaux-Scmidt (convert missed) 33-0 VIC

ROUND 3

Game 8: Calgary Dinos (24) vs Alberta Pandas (19)
 
Scoring Summary:
 

	1	2	T
CGY	19	5	24
ALB	0	19	19

 
CGY try - #2 Willow Beyea (convert missed) 5-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 12-0 CGY
CGY try - #1 Bomi Lawal (#4 Jada Hepfner convert) 19-0 CGY
HALF
ALB try - #13 Emerson Hanrahan (convert missed) 19-5 CGY
CGY try - #7 Ember Larson (convert missed) 24-5 CGY
ALB try - #23 Keira Skrenek (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-12 CGY
ALB try - #8 Kaitlyn Tetteh-Wayoe (#23 Keira Skrenek convert) 24-19 CGY